Verdicts & Settlements

The verdict was rendered on the plaintiffs’ counterclaims based on, among other things, the defendants’ unsuccessful pursuit of claims against the plaintiffs arising out of conversions of debt to equity in a closely held corporation. The jury found that one ...

The Advanced Math and Science Academy charter school claimed that it properly terminated its lease with its landlord pursuant to a termination provision within the lease. The landlord denied that AMSA terminated the lease in accordance with the contract. AMSA was ...

A baby was born with a medical condition affecting the nerve cells in the large intestine that prevented the intestine from functioning properly and passing stools. He was diagnosed just after birth and underwent surgery to remove the damaged part ...

Twenty-seven property owners sustained damages — including property damages, lost rent, lost use and special assessments — as a result of a seven-alarm fire in the Back Bay. The fire occurred in a 30-unit residential building. The individual defendant accused ...

A 59-year-old man with a cardiac history agreed to participate in a School of Public Health study in February 2010 to evaluate the industrial effects of working as a boilermaker. As part of the study, he underwent various tests and ...

In April 2005, the plaintiff, a 56-year-old female, saw the defendant primary care doctor for stomach pain, constipation and left lower quadrant pain. The defendant ordered a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis to assess for abnormalities. The following ...

A tenant sought to enforce a right of first refusal after the termination of his lease. The judge dismissed the tenant’s complaint, holding that the right of first refusal in a written lease expires when the lease term expires, notwithstanding ...

On Oct. 26, 2015, the plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk along a one-way street, toward an intersection. The intersection was bounded on all four sides by crosswalks and stop signs. The plaintiff reached the intersection, stopped and looked left ...

The patient, nearly 18, presented to a local hospital for a follow-up appointment for infections and other complications from a congenital, lifelong capillary-venous-lymphatic malformation. The condition resulted in abnormalities of the patient’s lymphatic and venous systems, as well as somatic ...

The plaintiff sued to enforce a Florida default judgment against the defendant corporation and its principal, claiming in-hand service of the Florida suit was made in Lynnfield for breach of a commercial lease. The defendant had consigned sports memorabilia to ...